The excerpt below is part of a draft nonprofit governance assessment. Consider how the bracketed sentence should be revised. An assessment found that a nonprofit board repeatedly postponed discussion of complaints about vendor selection. Minutes recorded the delays but did not explain how conflicts of interest would be reviewed. The writer criticizes the board's response. [The board appeared to sweep the vendor concerns under the rug.] The assessment recommends a documented conflict-of-interest process. Which revision is clearest and most appropriate for the passage's formal audience?